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I will admit to a bit of confusion when it came to falling pregnant. I knew the basics — sure. But, what about how to increase my chances of falling pregnant? Or whether my age – in my late thirties – would really have an bearing on whether I could conceive?

I wasn’t really sure and the answers would have brought me some relief. In the end, it didn’t take me that long to fall pregnant, but in the years before when babies were still just a “what-if”, I felt pressure that my time was running out.

So, was it?

Here are some basic myths of pregnancy I fell foul of:

Do you have to have sex every day?No, BabyCentre experts recommend that if you don’t want your life ruled by a fertility chart (and plenty of women get pregnant without one) “the best bet is simply to enjoy sex every two or three days.”

But, won’t the sperm die after 24 hours? No, actually they stay alive a lot longer than you would think. They say, “Your egg will survive for about a day once released. But sperm can survive for up to a week. Hence there is a six-day window for sperm to meet an egg.”

Okay, but I’m almost 40. Surely, I need to do more than younger women? “Not necessarily,” says BabyCentre’s expert obstetrician, Hamed Al-Taher, “If you had a straightforward pregnancy and birth last time, and are fit and healthy, you’re likely to be fine this time, too.”

If you are trying to fall pregnant, take our quiz! How accurate are you about the facts?

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